Synthesizer Show & Tell - Roland Juno-60

[@spazkong]

Just the best single oscillator per voice synths ever made. I'm certain that even Roland's current employees don't quite know how to fully recreate the experience. It has to be a true vintage 6, 60 or at a push, 106

[@Roboami]

The Jupiter-4 too!

[@gforce7four]

Nice demo. Very cool song. Mono mode wasn't meant to be used other than for servicing. Bass was much better in it's intended poly mode.

[@user-qf4zs6qj4c]

Further proof that - limited as it is - the Ju60 is just one huge sweet spot.

[@akihikoyoshida907]

Wow, what a video! Full of informative tips (many are not written in the operation manual). Thanks to this, I will love my Juno-60 more & more❤

[@samjones5885]

Yes sir! The best synth i’ll ever own

[@toskabyss]

You are so super talented - I love these videos. I'm currently gear acquisition syndrome-ing the Poly 800 because of you!

[@sonorstudio1]

Maybe one of the best Synthpop I’ve ever heard ! Great musical knowhow is what we hear I guess ? The presentation of this video is totalpro and tight as the cutest but. Thanks for this inspirational post

[@synthartist69]

Great demo as always. The Juno 60 is special, a synth that always keeps me coming back for more.

[@helisoma]

as a beginner Juno-6 owner this was amazing and so informative...your track was seriously good and very in keeping with the period style of the Juno...totally agree this is a synth that truly inspires 😌👌🏻

[@MusicFed]

8:45 is magic. Very talented chap

[@jonremymusic5192]

You write the BEST songs!

[@emresound]

Awesome video! I only just found out this video but it has some awesome tricks that I never knew with the clock in and mono mode. Thanks again, the song is so cool as well.

[@mooogg]

Very Nice! thanks for sharing with your JASON BATEMAN looking self! 🙂 😛

[@johnmerikoski584]

Great video!! Thank you for the deep dive for this incredible synth, also love the song!

[@Lowerhaightstreet]

Subbed for one of the best Juno 60 tutorials

[@StephenLearson]

Thanks for watching!

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

Lovely lovely sounds.

[@magicmastera]

really cool, thanks. mono mode is awesome. Love my Juno 60 too.

[@seanpai6427]

this review is perfect, very straight forward and entertaining

[@pepe7drum]

I like your playing and I can tell you have great taste in music, the song was perfect to show how great the Juno is.

[@ivantovi1733]

No puedo creer que podía hacer tantas cosas con mi juno 60. Estoy experimentando con todo esto, muchas gracias! por tan buen aporte!!

[@ilkling]

Man, all these years I had this synth, I didn't know about the mono mode. I've done a few songs using only this synth to make the layers and just recently made a new track using this mono mode (Expressive LFO on my channel) thanks to you pointing it out. It really helps bring out bass and kicks and more.

[@Zeal808]

Whoa awesome snare sound

[@smowmusic3190]

Hi, I hope u see this. I got inspired by how you play your Juno-60, I think it's also gonna be my dream synth. Though, I have a question. How do you do synthesis with it? I can't seem to find any oscillators with different waveforms to choose from. I have some experience with synthesis, but with vst plugins like Serum... The workflow is different and the tone is really far off. I love how the Juno does the lead and chord sounds. I especially love these sounds 2:36 a close filtered sawtooth that gets open by an envelope At 6:65 a filtered sound with chorus 8:19 trippy wavy lead 8:43 filtered sound, but I guess it still has the same preset or oscillator waveform? How do you make these sounds? Via the presets or you also do synthesis by yourself in your Juno?

[@StephenLearson]

Square Wave, Saw Wave, Sub oscillator, and Noise. Those are the choices. And yes I made these sounds.

[@hilldp44]

brilliant demonstration! you nailed it

[@StephenLearson]

David Hill thanks!

[@MarshalArnold]

Awesome vid. Reminds me of some of the great vids by the one and only Marc Doty! That's high praise! Many thanks, subbed!

[@StephenLearson]

Marshal Arnold thanks Marshal!

[@machiwoomiapoo]

Agreed

[@fjfrancois]

Marc Doty, Marshal Arnold and Learson Peak Rock!!!

[@crvstalfiction]

This synth is absolutely gorgeous. Everything about it is perfect. If you can't afford the 60, you can subscribe to Roland Cloud and get the 106 and every single legendary synth from Roland including the 808 and tb-303 in plugin format. It's awesome, I use it for just about every sound these days.

[@ProdByTimDuncan]

Man thanks for this great video. You really know all the tricks about the Juno 60! 🙌🏽

[@MrMuench]

Awesome extra info man!! Thank you very much!!! Google eyes above DCB..haha

[@StephenLearson]

My pleasure!

[@Kkidzz]

Crazy that J60's are going for close to $2k these days. Bought one in '03 for $300 which came with the Kenton DCB to Midi Box. I'm seriously thinking about having the Juno-66/tubbutec kit installed. Spoke to my local tech guy who has done a few and he says it works wonderfully and really 'opens up' the synth. Still researching it.... ;)

[@StephenLearson]

Kkidzz let me know if you do. I’ve been considering it myself

[@Kkidzz]

Steve Learson Will do. 👌

[@arnieslove]

It has a lot of cool performance and sequencing functions but in the other hand connecting midi IN and OUT at the same time produces some looping issues with some sequencers... that's my experience at least with Cirklon, so I need to keep unplugged one of the two midi cables each time, a bit annoying... nonetheless very cool midi kit.

[@alimardones859]

check this dcb converter , its cheaper and needs no mods. www.tindie.com/products/valpower/oldschool-midi-dcb-adaptor-for-roland-juno-60/?pt=ac_prod_search

[@computationalerror69]

4k now

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Some great drum sounds there man!

[@GuyNoirPrivateEye875]

Im picking one up today for 850! Super excited. Its cool to find such a useful video.

[@StephenLearson]

That’s awesome! Make sure to test all the keys. Definitely do a thorough inspection

[@GuyNoirPrivateEye875]

@@StephenLearson Aside from being pretty dusty everything more or less works!

[@larsekman8244]

Holy moly, I just paid 2k.

[@machiwoomiapoo]

I learned so much from your video. Didn't even know it could do that chord memory function. I also didn't know you could do a mono mode. Thank you for educating me on that. That's an amazing song too. I'm subscribed and I'm getting really excited to see more of your videos. Take care Sam from machiwoomiapoo channel.

[@StephenLearson]

Even I didn’t know some of these tricks until I made this one. That’s my favorite part about creating these videos- It forces me to learn everything about a synth!

[@KattKirsch]

Gosh, I borrowed one of these in high school for an industrial metal band (sigh), and I never turned those chorus I and II off. Probably why I make reasonably different music now... >_>

[@fjfrancois]

Dude you Rock!

[@networkservices3121]

Nice.

[@StephenLearson]

Network Services thanks!

[@networkservices3121]

It is very 80's. I just got a JD XA paired it with a JD 800. I recorded my setting up t he after touch and pitch bend. I don't want to be rude and post a link but i recorded it and posted it. I used to have an old poly 800 cx 101 and sq 80. oh yeah, and the greatest most stable synth ever made... Prophet 5.... :) Now i use a krome, jd800 phantom, jd xa and a DM12. It is an inspiring setup. i do love analog, thinking about building a euro rack. Junos are nice. Those vintage synths are tough to keep working.

[@StephenLearson]

Network Services post the link. I want to hear

[@networkservices3121]

It is discordant and non structured. It is nothing more than hitting random keys really as i am setting up some parameters. Pitch bend and after touch. It is set to some star citizen game play. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2G6gXl6ltuWrNU&t

[@RonnieAugeri]

Great demo!, it sounds fatter in poly mode with only one voice per note due to the fact that in unison, there is no detune parameter and the DCOs are slaved to the same master clock so the phasing is so tight there are no minute variances voice to voice and it sounds very harsh. Also, you'll notice the phasing issue in unison causes the low frequencies to cancel each other out drastically.

[@kiko1935]

Man my jx8p has that same harsh unison as well! I can't seem to detune it, maybe you can't?

[@RonnieAugeri]

@@kiko1935 Took a look at the owners manual for you (it's on google) and you can. In unison you can then press the 'Master Tune' button which changes from a tuning function to a UNISON DETUNE function- adjust this to 'fatten up' the sound to taste.

[@bandiras2]

5:00 patch 81 and above. Could you ake a demo about these voices please? there are no records on youtube of these patches.

[@OrangeDrinkMusic]

I enjoyed the demo, but your song is what sold me on buying a Juno. My wallet hates you; Thanks! 🤑

[@StephenLearson]

Orange Drink Music She will serve you well. I’m going to be buried with mine.

[@OrangeDrinkMusic]

@@StephenLearson Have you tried the JU-06? Trying to explore more wallet friendly options!

[@StephenLearson]

Orange Drink Music I have the JU-06 and the sound is somewhat similar, but the sliders and knobs are so small it can be hard to dial in the sound you want. JU-06 is better for touring since it’s smaller and more easily replaceable.

[@StephenLearson]

Orange Drink Music the JU-06 is only 4 voices while the Juno is 60. For me that also makes a big difference

[@StephenLearson]

Orange Drink Music the Juno is so friendly to work with while I find the JU-06 is something I have to fight with to get the sounds I want

[@emanueljohansson6284]

How exactly did you do the chord memory function? When i try it, the sound doesn't reload, when you do it, you can hear the attack of the filter again. ( : (love the google eyes over the dcb by the way)

[@vicentesanmartin8614]

I have the same question

[@daviddaniels4075]

So I tried to access banks 8 & 9 and Walla. I tried to save a new patch that I had been playing with and found it would not save. I noticed after watching the video again that you had put in, at the top of the screen "Unfortunately you can't overwrite banks 8 & 9". Not sure why you cannot save anything there being as some of the patches are empty. Did I miss something? Btw, I loved the video and your original tune. Great stuff.

[@DigitaleAnalogue]

Amazing walkthrough and great song! One thing I did not get it is chord memory function. If you press hold button it suppose to hold down the chords or any key, note etc. right?

[@StephenLearson]

DigitaleAnalogue the Hold button acts like a piano’s damper pedal (infinite sustain). But when you play a chord and engage the key transpose, it will allow you to transpose the chord with the touch of 1 key.

[@vicentesanmartin8614]

@@StephenLearson im doing exactly thay, but i cant manage to obtain it. Any idea?

[@ItamarBell]

Hey there, have a Juno-60 and the chord memory function does not seems to be working.. any one else?

[@joachim595]

I think it really sounds nice ☺️ But I wish you kept more deep bass. Listened to the 8P demo too and you seem to be cutting the low end on the bass sounds? Any specific reason?

[@StephenLearson]

Joachim you might be right about the lack of deep bass. Maybe I cut some of the deep lows to make way for the kick. Also, because the bass line is busy I opted for a more “present” bass sound rather than “deep.” Maybe I just mixed it too fast...

[@monsterjazzlicks]

I'm considering selling my Juno 6 to purchase a 106. I really miss not having a memory function.

[@StephenLearson]

I’m all for getting a 106, but selling your Juno 6? Hmm I dunno

[@monsterjazzlicks]

@@StephenLearson - Well, are they really that much different? I mean, does the 6 sound much better than the 106? Having no memory is driving me mad.

[@adamhennessy007]

Man amazing video. Man those presets sounded great. Did you make this or are they the original presets. :)

[@StephenLearson]

Dj Hennessy OG presets from yours truly. Glad you dig it!

[@adamhennessy007]

@@StephenLearson Man Would love to know how ya made them. They are the Bomb!

[@StephenLearson]

Dj Hennessy just about all the presets are what you see on the layout of synth. Anytime you see double dashes on the screen - - that’s the sound I’m using. Hope that helps you some.

[@adamhennessy007]

@@StephenLearson Man thank you so much!!!!

[@westbethkid]

I don't understand the "chord memory" trick. When I press the hold button on my Juno and make a chord, it holds continuously and doesn't fade like your example... Also, your display is not showing any patch number, how is it possible you can hear a sound without a patch number in the display?...